But inspectors didn't just start finding problems now. Roaches were crawling in the kitchen last year, too. In July 2013, the state found live roaches inside a hole in the wall, on the cooks line and near the dish machine.

And over the past year and a half, dozens of repeat food temperature violations were discovered, including breakfast ingredients like eggs, pancake batter, cheese, ham, turkey and butter all stored in temperatures above 41 degrees, which could make customers sick.

And even with 96 violations written up from January 2013 to June 2014, Areizaga feels confident now about the conditions inside his restaurant.

"So the kitchen is clean?" Ryan asked.

"Yeah," he responded.

The dedicated Denny's customer we met wasn't deterred after learning what inspectors found.

"Would you come back, Queennae?" Ryan asked.

"Yes, I would," she answered confidently.

************************************DENNY'S RESPONSE:

"At Denny's, we are committed to providing a clean and safe environment for our guests. We are disappointed by the situation that took place at our Tampa location, and worked diligently with the Health Department and outside vendors to rectify the problem as soon as we were aware of it. We voluntarily closed the restaurant as a precautionary measure to ensure the issue was addressed appropriately and swiftly. The restaurant has reopened and we have put measures in place to prevent a situation like this from happening again."

Christopher Wicks Director of Operations

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